Pulmonology
Clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 vaccine-related pneumonitis: a case series and literature review
Ji Young Park, Joo-Hee Kim, Sunghoon Park, Yong Il Hwang, Hwan Il Kim, Seung Hun Jang, Ki-Suck Jung, Yong Kyun Kim, Hyun Ah Kim, In Jae Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(5):989-1001. Published online August 22, 2022
Background/Aims: Pulmonary toxicities of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination are exceedingly rare. However, there are a few reported cases after mRNA vaccination, especially from Asian countries. The purpose of this study was to report the clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-..
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Lung ultrasound for early diagnosis and severity assessment of pneumonia in patients with coronavirus disease 2019
Young-Jae Cho, Kyoung-Ho Song, Yunghee Lee, Joo Heung Yoon, Ji Young Park, Jongtak Jung, Sung Yoon Lim, Hyunju Lee, Ho Il Yoon, Kyoung Un Park, Hong Bin Kim, Eu Suk Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(3):699 Published online April 28, 2022
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Pulmonology
Korean physician prescription patterns for home oxygen therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Youlim Kim, Hwan Il Kim, Ji Young Park, Ji Young Hong, Joo-Hee Kim, Kyung Hoon Min, Chin Kook Rhee, Sunghoon Park, Chang Youl Lee, Seong Yong Lim, Seung Hun Jang, Yong Il Hwang
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(1):119-126. Published online August 20, 2021
Background/Aims: Hypoxemia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) leads to reduced ability to exercise, decreased quality of life, and, eventually, increased mortality. Home oxygen therapy in patients with severe COPD reduces distress symptoms and mortality rates. However, there have been fe..
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Changes in respiratory virus infection trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea: the effectiveness of public health measures
Ji Young Park, Hwan Il Kim, Joo-Hee Kim, Sunghoon Park, Yong Il Hwang, Seung Hun Jang, Yong Kyun Kim, Ki-Suck Jung
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(5):1157-1168. Published online August 18, 2021
Background/Aims: Studies on the effectiveness of public health measures to prevent respiratory virus transmission in real-world settings are lacking. We investigated the effectiveness of universal mask use and adherence to other personal preventive measures on the changing viral respiratory infectio..
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Gastroenterology
Clinical risk factors and pattern of initial fungal contamination in endoscopic biopsy-derived gastrointestinal cancer organoid culture
Su Youn Nam, Seung Jin Lee, Hee Jung Lim, Ji Young Park, Seong Woo Jeon
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(4):878-887. Published online April 8, 2021
Background/Aims: Because gastrointestinal tract is not sterile, primary culture has contamination risk despite of massive washing with antimicrobial media. Microbial contamination can play a key role in initial failure during biopsy-derived primary tumor culture.
Methods: Tumor tissue was acquired ..
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Rapid Communication
Dynamics of viral load and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patients with positive RT-PCR results after recovery from COVID-19
Kyoung-Ho Song, Dong-Min Kim, Hyunju Lee, Sin Young Ham, Sang-Min Oh, Hyeonju Jeong, Jongtak Jung, Chang Kyung Kang, Ji Young Park, Yu Min Kang, Ji-Yeon Kim, Jeong Su Park, Kyoung Un Park, Eu Suk Kim, Hong Bin Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(1):11-14. Published online November 25, 2020
Recently, the number of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who have tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), via the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test, after recovery has increased; this has caused a dilemma regardin..
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Original Article
Lung ultrasound for early diagnosis and severity assessment of pneumonia in patients with coronavirus disease 2019
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Young-Jae Cho, Kyoung-Ho Song, Yunghee Lee, Joo Heung Yoon, Ji Young Park, Jongtak Jung, Sung Yoon Lim, Hyunju Lee, Ho Il Yoon, Kyoung Un Park, Hong Bin Kim, Eu Suk Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(4):771-781. Published online July 1, 2020
Background/Aims: Current evidence supports lung ultrasound as a point-ofcare alternative diagnostic tool for various respiratory diseases. We sought to determine the utility of lung ultrasound for early detection of pneumonia and for assessment of respiratory failure among patients with coronavirus ..
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Pulmonology
Nonpulmonary risk factors of acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with septic bacteraemia
Hyunseung Nam, Seung Hun Jang, Yong Il Hwang, Joo-Hee Kim, Ji Young Park, Sunghoon Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(1):116-124. Published online June 14, 2018
Background/Aims: The relationship between nonpulmonary organ failure and the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in patients with sepsis has not been well studied.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients with septic bacteremia admitted to the medic..
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Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer after
treatment with gefitinib
Sejeong Park, Soyoung Park, Hana Choi, Ji Young Park, Hyo Seok Lim, Myung Jae Park, Si-Young Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):211-213. Published online November 25, 2016
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Pulmonology
Intermediate risk of multidrug-resistant organisms in patients who admitted intensive care unit with healthcare-associated pneumonia
Hongyeul Lee, Ji Young Park, Taehoon Lee, Yeon Joo Lee, Hyo-Jeong Lim, Jong Sun Park, Ho Il Yoon, Jae-Ho Lee, Choon-Taek Lee, Young-Jae Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):525-534. Published online March 11, 2016
Background/Aims: Healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) was proposed asa new pneumonia category in 2005, and treatment recommendations includebroad-spectrum antibiotics directed at multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens.However, this concept continues to be controversial, and microbiological data arela..
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Delayed Ventricular Septal Rupture after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Ji Young Park, Seong Hoon Park, Ji Young Oh, In Je Kim, Yu Hyun Lee, Si Hoon Park, Ki Hwan Kwon
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(3):243-246. Published online September 30, 2005
In the era before reperfusion therapy, ventricular septal rupture complicated 1~3% of acute myocardial infarctions (AMI) usually 3-5 days after onset. Studies have reported a positive correlation between the incidence of septal perforation and total occlusion of the coronary arteries. A 70-year o..
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A Case of Pseudomembranous Colitis Associated with Rifampin
Ji Young Park, Joon Seok Kim, Sun Jong Jeung, Myung Sook Kim, Seok Chan Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2004;19(4):261-265. Published online December 1, 2004
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